Nic Swagar

Nic Swagar serves as Research Faculty at Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, where he bridges academic research with practical policy applications to enhance public safety through evidence-based frameworks and researcher-policymaker partnerships.

His educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida State University (2022)
• M.Sc. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida State University (2015)
• M.A. in Sociology from Queen’s University (2011)
• B.A. in Sociology from University of Calgary (2007)

Swagar's research employs a biopsychosocial perspective to examine police-suspect dynamics, critical incident stress in law enforcement, neighborhood crime patterns, and youth homelessness intersections with criminal behavior. His work emphasizes translational criminology—converting theoretical insights into actionable public safety interventions—and rigorous quantitative methodology.

His recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on evidence-based criminal justice policy development and multilevel analysis of crime determinants, particularly exploring how neighborhood contexts interact with individual factors like parental effectiveness to influence behavioral outcomes. This trajectory highlights his commitment to generating policy-relevant knowledge through collaborative research frameworks.